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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Going, going... I was gone

The other day I sat in the seat.
Took some deep breaths. Looked out the window and imagined what it
would be like. And then we took off and began to fly.

I have come up with so many tag
lines, titles, and introductions for this post. None do it justice.

On July 30th I had the phone on one
ear, my mom sitting next to me, and a computer screen on which there was a
button that said something to the effect of "buy now." Ready?
{deep breath} One, two, three... {click} And there was the anti climatic
screen showing all the other boxes to fill in. But then there it was.

I had just purchased a ticket for a
flight...to Europe.

The other end of the phone line
sighed. I sighed. My bank account was a little emptier, but there
was so much to look forward to.

On September 3rd I to up in the
darkness from a fitful sleep. We grabbed our bulging backpacks and went
off to the airport. There are so many thoughts that went through my mind
in that hour long drive to the airport. But most were of excitement and I
can’t believe I’m doing this thoughts. I wanted to tell everyone in the
airport. I don’t just do this, this is not like me, but I’m doing it.
Look! See?

I mean, it’s not like I haven’t ever
purchased a ticket before or flown. But when I do it’s always a little
bit nerve-racking. Here I was with all these important papers on me, a
train ticket, a passport, boarding pass, and I was just going to go
to Europe.

There was money in the bank and
well, money in my pocket. I had a friend by my side.

Most people said, "Good for
you. A little post graduation trip?"

Yes, well, by definition. But
no, just a trip. With a friend. Just an adventure

So about 2 months ago I bought a
ticket and then a month later I got on a plane, and 3 weeks later I came back,
and now I'm telling you about it.

I don’t know what it looks like to
share, but I do know that I went on adventure. In every adventure, there
is a story. I went on a whim to write a different piece of my story and I
had a fabulous time.